The United Nations’ World Food Program is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday that it was closing its southern Africa bureau due to funding constraints after the Trump administration announced last week that it was terminating 90% of USAID's foreign aid contracts.

WFP consolidates offices in Africa due to U.S. aid cuts, emphasizing commitment to serving vulnerable communities.

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, Bloomberg News said on Monday. The decision was communicated to staff around the world in an email on Friday from Global Executive Director Cindy McCain,

The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau due to funding constraints, the agency said on Monday. WFP gets nearly half of its donations in a typical year from the United States,

The United Nations’ World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the US, is closing its Southern African bureau at a time when the agency is leading a response to the worst drought in the region in four decades.

Despite the drought in the southern African region, the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has decided to shut down its Southern African bureau. ・The United Nations' World Food Programme is shutting down its Southern African bureau despite the region's severe drought.